Category Archives: Christian Community

Love and Lists

Posted on July 6, 2021 by wamplerp

Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Timothy, charity, Christian Community, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Following God, God's Love for Us, Holy Spirit, Love for the Lost | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Confluence in the Clouds

Posted on July 5, 2021 by wamplerp

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Thessalonians, Christian Community, Christianity, Death and Dying | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Matrimonial Mysteries

Posted on July 4, 2021 by wamplerp

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Community, Christianity, Discernment, Ephesians, Following God, Life Together, Marriage, Paul | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Discerning Discipleship

Posted on July 2, 2021 by wamplerp

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Community, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Discernment, Discipleship, Ephesians, Following God, Jesus | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Bombastic Boasting

Posted on July 1, 2021 by wamplerp

I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then tolerate me just as you would a fool, so that I may do a little boasting. In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Corinthians, Christian Community, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Discipleship, Following God, Life Together, Obedience, Paul, Sharing the Gospel | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Chains of Freedom

Posted on June 13, 2021 by wamplerp

After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Christian Community, Christianity, Faith, Following God, Free Will, God's Love for Us, Gospel, Jesus, Paul | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Holy Spirit Poured Out

Posted on April 11, 2021 by wamplerp

“We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, baptism, Christian Community, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Following God, Forgiveness, God's Love for Us, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Love for the Lost, reconciliation, Redemption | Tagged | 19 Comments

Raging Nations

Posted on April 6, 2021 by wamplerp

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts, Christian Community, Christianity, Discernment, Discipleship, Following God, Holy Spirit, prayer, The Earthly Realm, The Spiritual Realm | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Where to Cast our Nets

Posted on January 16, 2021 by wamplerp

Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus ), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. “I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Community, Christianity, Death and Dying, Discernment, Discipleship, eternal life, Faith, Following God, Free Will, God's Love for Us, Jesus, John, Miracles, Nature, The Nature of God, The Spiritual Realm | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Love to the End

Posted on December 26, 2020 by wamplerp

It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceremonial Cleansing, Christian Community, Christianity, Discipleship, Following God, God's Love for Us, Jesus, John, Life Together, Messiah, The Nature of God | Tagged , , , , , | 20 Comments